Visor



Patented Dec. 27, 1.927n

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASllG-NGR TO MllTAL SZPECIALTIES MANUEAQ-u TUBING' COMPANY, OF (llIl".'.ILCLllLCa'rfl)`q IIJLINOlS, GORLWORAIION OF ILLINOIS.

VISOR Applieaten lell Oetelaer 1S, 1924.

'llliie' invention rel alizee i'lertieulerly lo visore :tor use in eouueeliou willi :iutoii'ioleiles; and the primary olijeet ie lo' prolifle en iiiiprovefl vieer, Wliieli is oit Simple ooe 5 etruetiou enel wliieli velu lie reffully" :ipiiliefl to eutomobilee presenting varying; .vifltlie of bofly-trout, or varying clieliaiieee between wilful-shield poeta l Tlie iuveutiou illustrated iu ile pretl'errel embodiment `iu tlie :ieeouujifiuyiug; oli'eivili iii Which-- Figure l representen lirolleu plee view el the improvefl visor; 2, n lwolieuview showing" the visor applied to the iviiul-eliielil poete et ui automobile, :iA portion of' fllie automobile top being' shown iu Seetioii; l-Tig. 3, e, perspective view of oue oi? the lireeliets: euiployec'b tlie (lottefl linee iuclieetiugg' reversed position el' the pivolrofle, or eleegetecl pivots employed; Figin 4l, a liujolieii eeel'ienrtl view, ou :in enlarged eeiile, l'lie eeetioii beine: teken ee iuiliezitecl et line 4l; olE ll ig. l; eufl Fig. 5, e section, on en eiilei teken as iluflieetecl etliue 5 of Fi Iii the illustration given, A` represents :i locly el zur automobile equipped with wiuilshield poete, or stfiieflelrlle, A (one elimini), end equipped also Witlie top A2; eetl 'li represents tlie improved visor mounted oir the bestelt.

Between tlie poste A ere moiuitefl lille usuel Wincl-eliielelf sections A eiul llt, ivliieli :1re illustrated in ay partially opeie` position;

rlhe improved cleviee B" comprises e vieor proper B" :mil i Supporting; fleviee B2 ilor eeeh end of the visor.`

The visor B comprises, iu lille illustration given, e marginal" metal freine 'l mil :i eelluloicl, plete, or platee, il supported, tlieifeiir 'lllie visor may? however? lie oli' eey euitelile oonfstruetieii. Iii tlie illiuil'irs-il'iou given, l'flie visor sliovvn equipiieilfil' ile reni" upper eclffgfe with u, 'flexible strip il Wliieli eilziiitefl to lJe seeureilf to the 'front erese liow 4% ot the top es by menne oi screws, or teelief li.

Eeeli eed member of tlie 'frame 'l oli lille visor is equipped with a pair el? lieeririlijf-i7 or pivot-guides, (l end 7, lille lieeriuee ll being Clispoeell neer the rear efl e ol? tlie viser engl tlie bearings 7 beine: lieposel et e point intermediate liet-weee the trout eufl reel" edges of the visor. These beeringgge Serial` No. 7441:,405.

prelierzilily are iu tlie lioru'i el U-eliflperl elipe euiltelily eeijurecl to the eufl memllere of llie fiume lj ezufli bearing; lieiiigf provided with e, guide-perlforsition 8 exleiulliijg tlirougli tlie iieugee el l'lie member :lull effliulefl `lio eu'- silile :i pivot roel to lie elirlelalv eflju. eel t'lieretlirough. At one of lli-e liezuiirege lfliere is ij zllfily proviflefl e U-'elmpecl sturing elip El Ifirovilefl with peilcuzil'ierle lillroueli. which tlie pivot iuelv extend.

Emili brael\:el:-deviee B2 preferably eem-- prises e eteiiclzirfl l0 leaving* liormecl illitenelly willi itel lowei` eetl :L lerwsu'clly eiifl upiveilfclly erteufliue; eurverl firm, or lireee IQeetio'n, l0 e eeeoucl lireeev-eeotiieul ll Wliieli ol elieetlrlike iform rml Whir'li telescopieelly reeeivee llie lireffei-eeeliioii '1 0'1, tlie lewei" reali end el.' the meuilier ll lieiiigr eoililrpeffl Wijllre` elziuu'iiugi; eerew llt; :intl letereilly extending pivot rode, or elongated pivote, l01J nml 1lb eeirieilm l'oepeelively. ley tlie upper enel el lilleeleuelercl lill eufl the iler-k welrfl eucl olf' tlie brace-section ll.

llie etziuilerrl 'l0 ie eliovvu proviflel et its upper pel-lilou willi :in integral, 'lern Werclly turuel extremity lll upon Wliieli the pivot rod l0" ie pivotzilly seem-eel. The lireee-eeetiou lll. is el arcuate forni :mil eil' substantially U-orm `ifi-eee Section, leaving; ein open slot l2 at lflie 'Veer upper .Grille of tlie member. Agt ite forward muil, `tlie ii'iemlier provided with n rearwardly turned lleupge 1l.C which supporte e faiulastmlzifilly vertieel willi tlie bieee-eeetiou ll. M tlie lower reel euil ol' tlie iueliilier 'll ere jviioviicleil eers lll tlireugili Wliieli the elniu'piue; sei-ew il extende. The heed et tlie seu-uv may lie mmf rotatable iu one olflilie sere ll,l`fl1i 'l the "Wiiiggfed uut willi Vwliieli elle eleurpiiig eerew ie sheet metal clamping members provided at opposite ends with suitable jaws, and

Y. clam lne-bolts ll securine the members together. Auxiliary jaws, or fillets, 16 are illustrated, the members 16 being interposed between the standard 10 and the jaws which serve to clamp-it. The members 16 are provided with perforations through which the clamping-bolts extend. One or both of the members 16 may be employed, or both may be omitted, depending upon the relation between the diameter of the standard 10 and the diameter of the post A', the purpose of these members is simply to serve as iillets, or, in effect, to enlarge the size of the standard 10 where the post A is so large as to render resort to these auxiliary devices useful. By keeping the members 15" substantially arallel a better clamping action is secured.)

Where the improved visor is applied, for example, to an automobile whose windshield posts are widely separated, the pivot members 10b and 11b are turned inwardly as in the illustration given in Figs. l and 2, and this arrangement may be employed notwithstanding variations in the vdistances between windshield posts so longl as the standards l() are so supported by the windshield posts asto lie outside of the planes of the bearings 6 and 7 with which the ends of the visor proper are equipped. If, on the other hand, the wind-shield posts are too close together, it becomes necessary to have the pivot-rods 10b and 1lb extend outwardly. In such case, the brackets are inside of vertical planes containing the end members of the frameof the visor, and the pivot-rods extend outwardly through the bearings 6 and 7.l With this disposition of the pivot-members 10b and 1lb, the pivotmembers are nevertheless adjustable through thebearings 6 and 7 to take care of varying distances between the wind-shield posts.

1 Instead of reversing the pivotmembers 10b and 11b so that they will extendin the opposite direction as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, the brackets themselves may be interchanged. However, it is preferred to have the pivot-members 10b and 11b pivotally mounted, regardless of whether the pivot-members are in practice reversed or whether the brackets are inter-changed when it is desired toihave the pivotextend outwardly rather than inwardly, or vice versa. By'pivotally mount-ing the pivot-members, they may be more easily adjusted in their .bear1ngs, and slight imperfections in the manufacture of the visor as a whole do not interfere with the ready adjustability of the bracket device with relation to the visor proper, or. with the` adjustability of one- 4,brace-section with relation to the other brace-section.

The lmproved devlce is exceedingly simple, can be cheaply manufactured, and can be readily applied. The adjustment of the inclination ol the visor may be ell'ected by manipulating two clamping screws. The feature ot' havingthe rear lance-sections formed integrally with the lower end portions o't the standards l() .simplifies and cheapens the manufacture, and this feature in connection with the feature of sheathing the rear brace-scction within the front bracesection gives smoothness and continuity and avoids objectionable projections. The improved device, therefore, is simple in construction, readily adjusted, and'of very neat appearance.

The shifting of the visor proper upon the pivot-members 10h and 1lb is obviated by means of the friction locking device 9 shown Yin Fig. 4. This device preferably comprises a U-shaped member which has its web secured to the web of the clip, or guide, 6, as by means of a rivet 17, and the arms, or flanges, 9 are resilient and normally diverge somewhat causing the walls of the perforations 9b to grip the pivot-member 10b, lVhen it is desired to withdraw the pivot, the spring jaws 9a may be pressed together to loosen their grip upon the pivotrod.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In combination, a visor provided at each end with a pair of bearings spaced with relation to each other, each bearing having an opening extending therethrough, and supporting devices, each comprising a standard having its lower portion provided with an arcuate brace-section, a second brace-section telescopically receiving and adjustably sccured to the first-mentioned brace-section, and pivot-rods pivotally connected, res )ectively, with the upper end of said stan ard and the forward end of said second-mentioned brace-section and slidably adjustable through said bearings.

2. In combination, a visor provided at each end with a pair of bearings spaced with relation to each other, each bearing having an opening extending therethrough, and supporting devices, each comprising a standard having its upper end bent and extendingr forwardly and having its lower end curved and extending forwardly and upwardly and affording a brace-section, a brace-section telescopically receiving said first-named brace-section and equipped with clamping means and provided at its forward end with a rearwardly extending ear, a pivot-rod pivotally connected with said ear and engaglll) ing 011e of said bearings, and :L pvot-rod pvol'ally connected with the forwardly turned extremity of said Stnudmfd and @11d ably engaging another 0i Suid bearings.

A bracket device for the prupose set forth comprising u standard having at one and a forwardly extending extrex'nity afford img a, pvot and lmvng at the, @ther end rm arcuate brace-section, a second brace-section ielescopally receiving the Iirst-mentioned bracc-setion and equipped with damping means, n pivot-rod pvolfidly connected with the :forward and of said sewnd-lmentioned b1 'ace-seuton and :L pvot-rod pvntnlly mounted on the :orwzu'dly exteudug cxtremty of said standard.

JOHN BERG. 

